Frustrated by the lack of progress following a grievance filed last August, a group of U.S. speedskaters, along with their parents and other supporters, filed a complaint with the U.S. Olympic Committee on Tuesday.

The group would like to see its national governing body, U.S. Speedskating, placed on probation and required to operate under USOC oversight for a specific amount of time.

USOC spokesman Patrick Sandusky said the complaint had been received and "will be handled in accordance with our established protocols."

He said the USOC board will likely be briefed on the matter by the organization's general counsel at its regularly scheduled meeting Friday.

The speedskaters filed a Section 10 complaint under USOC bylaws, asking the USOC to convene a panel to hear their grievance. The group contends that U.S. Speedskating does not fulfill its responsibilities as a national governing body and does not comply with the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act.

U.S. Speedskating spokeswoman Tamara Castellano released a statement regarding the complaint. "As this is a legal matter addressed to the United States Olympic Committee (USOC), we do not believe it is appropriate to comment on the sweeping assertions being made by claimants counsel, but suffice to say the organization disputes the assertions and believes it is in full compliance with all USOC and Federal Sports Act requirements," the statement said.

Since the original grievance was filed last summer, the issues "have only gotten worse and dramatically so recently," the speedskaters' attorney, Edward G. Williams, wrote in a letter to USOC chief executive officer Scott Blackmun.

The USOC hearing panel can dismiss the complaint, place speedskating on probation with USOC oversight or revoke the recognition of the national governing body.

The original 50-page grievance document called into question the management structure of the federation. The claimants request an overhaul of that structure as well as a new board of directors. The complaint also alleged that U.S. Speedskating doesn't have the financial capability to perform its obligations as a national governing body.

The audited financial statements for the year ending May 31, 2012, show a deficit of $752,414. "The claimants are aware that the financial situation of the USS has only gotten much worse (since the disclosure of that last financial statement)," the complaint stated.